Seal

A Seal (or Pinniped) is a large marine mammal. Seals are sleek bodied and rather large. The body of a seal is well adapted to the aquatic habitat which they spend most of their lives. All seals are carnivorous, eating fish, shellfish, squid, and other ocean life.

What do seals have for hands?

In place of hands, seals' forelimbs are large flippers (hence the name "fin-foots"), and their bodies narrow out into a tail.

What size is the smallest seal?

The smallest seals are the Galapagos fur seal and weigh about 30 kg (66 lb.) when full-grown and are 1.2 meters (4 feet) long. 

How big is the largest seal?

The largest seals are the male southern elephant seal, is over 4 meters (13 feet) long and weighs up to 2,200 kg (4,850 lb, more than 2 tons).

What is the closest living relatives to a seal?

Recent molecular analysis reveals that the closest living relatives of a seal are the bears.

An old seal at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific

How long do seals live?

Seals usually lives to about 25 years old or a little beyond. This seal in the picture is 24 years old.